What musical should be made into a movie next? — Page 2

cameron diaz for glinda? that would be horrible

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i agree with the jersey boy thing.
it would be wonderful, if done right.
definitely very intense on screen, as is the show on stage.. but i would be interested to see how something like that turned out.

and we all know that it's only a matter of time until Wicked the MOVIE comes into play, if it hasn't already. the thing's a gold mine, it would be stupid of them not to consider a movie-version.

but i know it's really lame to say but sometimes it sucks because then shows become all commercialized and it kind of kills the appeal. i'm not saying it's only "cool" to like shows and things no one's ever heard of, but then you get people [like with rent] saying "oh i LOVE rent, i'm their biggest fan i love adam and rosario blah blah.." and then you find out they've only seen the movie trailer and stuff is just obscene. it kind of puts a damper on the beauty of the theatre.

alright i'm done ranting now. =)

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MS wouldn't be like SPR... it's a different war, and MS is set during the Vietnam War, but it's not about the front lines by any means.

The problem I think would be that, say, the giant helicopter would probably not be as visually stunning in a movie. Unless of course they stage the entire scene like it really was, with that huge crowd. That would be pretty cool.

Anyway, I'd like Ragtime, Parade, The Secret Garden, or Into the Woods. Kiss of the Spiderwoman would be interesting, but I think it's so theatrical that I'm not sure if it would work.

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into the woods would be amazing. in the 90s, Rob Reiner tried to put it in production. cast included cher as witch, robin williams and baker, goldie hawn as bakers wife, danny devito as the giant and rosanne as jack's mother

I'd like to go back to Cabaret. The Fosse film is genius, yes. But, the story is vastly different from the stage version. I would love to see a new film of the Mendes/Marshall staging. "Who Cares", "I don't care much", "What would you do", I'm dying to see these done. Also, I'd like to see a remake of "Tommy", also using the stage version, where Capt. Walker kills the boyfriend, not the other way around. And, I'd like to see what an innovative director could do with "Sunday in the Park with George".

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Rumour is Condon is interested in Follies--but I'm not really sold to the idea that he's the only one who should do them, yet...

I've read the 90s script of Into the Woods that was I believe even briefly greenlighted (though I never heard of Cher playign the witch--a few readings with Robin Williams etc were done)

Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel wrote the screentreatment (their famous for comedies like Splash but did do the sligthly more serious comedy Parenthood which dealt with some of the same issues as ITW in a way...) which was much broader and more comic than Lapine's and basically was based around Act I with elements of Act II intertwined (from what I remember). There was at least one place marked for a new song (I don't believe Sondheim ever wrote any though), and Jim henson's creature shop was involved in ideas for the effects. Then it got lost in the studio shuffle when some people changed--it sounded interesting but like quite a different beast than the play (which, as I've said, if done well I don't really have a big problem with).

Kiss of the Spiderwoman being made into a movie was kinda knocked around shortly after Chicago was a hit when some other musicals (like Pippin) were also mentioned. i think it could work--since Aurora' is a movie actress...

I believe a new version of Cabaret starring Renee Zelwegger of the stage version--I wouldn'tbe too opposed but as much as I also love the stage version I don't see much need...

WICKED is a natural, as much as I hate to say it (not a real fan of the thing, sorry). What might be interesting (and cost effective) would be to do the entire thing as a green screen movie, like SKY CAPTAIN. That would allow the art directors almost complete freedom to imagine Oz in a far more arch way than could possibly be built.

I imagine it's already in development. Frankly, I'd be surprised if it werent.

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I have to tell you, if I were to do a movie version of Miss Saigon, I would 86 the recitatives, replace them with dialogue (as seems to be the current trend), and more importantly, delve into Chris's grief when he thinks he's lost Kim forever. Maybe have a scene where he meets Ellen for the first time.

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Does anyone else think that if the "Piazza" film was done sometime within our lifetimes, Meryl Streep might just make a fabulous Margaret. I mean, I love Victoria Clark and would love to have her do it, but if they want a star name, she'd be my first choice.

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What I would really love to see is an HBO or a Showtime make a few musicals that might not do well on the big screen, but people would definitely watch at home. Or any network for that matter. Pretty much every time a musical is made for TV (Annie, The Music Man), it does pretty well in the ratings. The great Gypsy remake with Bette Midler is another example. Then we could get a remade "Mame" like they've been talking about for years, or even something like "Falsettos", I'm thinking Logo for that one. TV would be great for something like "Grand Hotel" as well.

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Les Miserables, Miss Saigon (this one should be handed to the right people... it's going to be a challenge). Sunset Boulevard, See What I Wanna See is also interesting